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Saint Benedict

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Saint Benedict or Saint Benedict of Nursia believed to be born on the year 480 in Nursia known today as Norcia of the province of Umbria, a region that can be found today in Modern Central Italy. We know little about his family except that he has a sister called Scholastica. Commonly believed as of noble origin. Sent to Rome for education but retreated himself because he revolted against the licentiousness of his fellow students.  He left Rome and settled himself with his nurse in a village thirty miles from Rome called as Enfide. During his stay he discovered a place called Subiaco or Sublacom literally means beneath the lake named after an artificial lake created around after the time of Christ's birth. It is here that Benedict met a monk name Romanus of Sobiaco whose monastery can be found nearby. After some discussion with the monk Romanus that Benedict believes that he was called in this kind of life and received from the Romanus the habit of the contemplative life and live...

Dom Donald's Blog

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A Blog of Dom Donald , emeritus abbot of the Nunraw Scotland, a Cistercian Abbey. It speaks of the experiences and insight of an Abbot.

Panalangin Kay san Antonio, Abad

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Ito ay matagal ng hiling ng mga mananampalataya ng Brgy. Bitin. ngayon lang talagnag ipinahintulot ng Diyos na ito ay mabuo.Salamat sa Diyos na Panginoon at Tagapagligtas. Matagal na itong nasimulan pero di matapos ng manunulat. Iba nga ang pamamaraan ng Diyos. Panalangin Kay san Antonio, Abad O Masunuring San Antonio, Abad na dagliang tumugon sa panawagan ng Ebanghelyo para sa kabanalan. Ninais mo na sa pamamagitan ng Iyong paglaan ng panahon ng katahimikan at panalangin sa disyerto ay maging mabuting huwaran ka ng mga mananampalatayang nag-aalay ng panalangin upang lalong mapalapit sa makapangyarihang Diyos Ama. Nag-alay ka ng iyong sarili upang makatulad ka sa panginoong Jesus na naghahandog upang ang sangkatauhan ay patuloy na magkamit ng kaligtasan laban sa kasamaan, sa tawag ng kasalanan at katamaran. Pagalingin mo kami sa lahat ng uri ng karamdaman lalo na sa balat ng aming katawan. Sa tulong ng Espiritu Santo, Samahan mo kami na maramdaman namin a...